Report of the committee
Thursday, January 28, 2016
The Standing Senate Committee on Aboriginal Peoples has the honour to table its
FIRST REPORT
Your committee, which was authorized by the Senate to incur expenses for the purpose of its examination and consideration of such matters as were referred to it, tables, pursuant to rule 12-26(2), the following report on expenses incurred for that purpose during the Second Session of the Forty-first Parliament:
1. With respect to its examination and consideration of legislation:
| 2013-2014 | ||||||
| General Expenses | $ | 0 | ||||
| Witness Expenses | 2,143 | |||||
| SUBTOTAL | $ | 2,143 | ||||
| 2014-2015 | ||||||
| General Expenses | $ | 0 | ||||
| Witness Expenses | 9,417 | |||||
| SUBTOTAL | $ | 9,417 | ||||
| 2015-2016 | ||||||
| General Expenses | $ | 0 | ||||
| Witness Expenses | 0 | |||||
| SUBTOTAL | $ | 0 | ||||
| TOTAL | $ | 11,560 | ||||
2. With respect to its special study on the federal government’s constitutional, treaty, political and legal responsibilities to First Nations, Inuit and Metis peoples and other matters generally relating to the Aboriginal Peoples of Canada authorized by the Senate on Thursday, November 21, 2013:
| 2013-2014 | ||||||
| General Expenses | $ | 0 | ||||
| Witness Expenses | 3,833 | |||||
| SUBTOTAL | $ | 3,833 | ||||
| 2014-2015 | ||||||
| General Expenses | $ | 0 | ||||
| Witness Expenses | 0 | |||||
| SUBTOTAL | $ | 0 | ||||
| 2015-2016 | ||||||
| General Expenses | $ | 0 | ||||
| Witness Expenses | 0 | |||||
| SUBTOTAL | $ | 0 | ||||
| TOTAL | $ | 3,833 | ||||
3. With respect to its special study on the challenges relating to First Nations infrastructure on reserves authorized by the Senate on Tuesday, February 25, 2014:
| 2013-2014 | ||||||
| General Expenses | $ | 0 | ||||
| Witness Expenses | 2,275 | |||||
| SUBTOTAL | $ | 2,275 | ||||
| 2014-2015 | ||||||
| General Expenses | $ | 0 | ||||
| Activity 1: Vancouver Island-BC interior | 57,385 | |||||
| Activity 2: Ontario | 82,161 | |||||
| Activity 3: Maniwaki | 1,017 | |||||
| Activité 4: Nova Scotia | 24,757 | |||||
| Total Activities | 165,320 | |||||
| Witness Expenses | 38,865 | |||||
| SUBTOTAL | $ | 204,186 | ||||
| 2015-2016 | ||||||
| General Expenses | $ | 7,838 | ||||
| Witness Expenses | 5,728 | |||||
| SUBTOTAL | $ | 13,565 | ||||
| TOTAL | $ | 220,026 | ||||
In addition to the expenses for its studies as set out above, your committee also incurred general postal charges of $94.
During the session, your committee held 70 meetings (124 hours, 49 minutes), heard 213 witnesses and submitted 12 reports in relation to its work. Your committee examined 6 bills (C-9, C-16, C-25, C-34, C-63, C-428) and received a total of 10 orders of reference.
Respectfully submitted,
LILLIAN EVA DYCK
Chair